Scout device helps to spot screw-fastening errors

The Scout screw counter from Mountz is designed to help manufacturers to detect and eliminate costly screw-fastening errors during the assembly process.

Screw counters verify that all fasteners have been installed and were seated to the tool’s preset torque setting.

These units take the control of the assembly process out of the operator’s hands.

The Scout screw counter is designed to detect cross threading, omissions, unfinished rundowns and cycle completes, ensuring that the assembly process is done correctly the first time.

The Scout operates jointly with Mountz electric screwdrivers and STC30 or STC40 power supplies.

With four ports on the side of the Scout, a maximum of four screwdrivers can share one program with the unit.

The Scout can ‘learn’ the characteristics of not only the power tool but also that of the application that it is being used on.

This allows the screw counter to distinguish between a fastener that was properly seated and one that was either stripped or cross threaded.

The intent of the screw-counting process is to ensure that all fasteners are accounted for during the assembly process.

The later an error is detected on the assembly line, the more it costs in rework time and expenses.

If a fastening error is committed and detected during the assembly process, the operator can it fix by properly completing the process or prevent the faulty product from being moved down the line.

The Scout screw counter improves production yields, manufacturing costs, product quality and product reliability by ensuring that every assembly has been subjected to a quality control review process right on the assembly area, according to the company.